I'm a 9 year Diva cup user who, in my late 40s, is seriously in perimenopause. I have one cup and have been using it all this time. Took me about 3 years to get it right (I needed a forum), but once I did I hardly ever use anything else ( Read more... )

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I just wanted to share something with everyone, and I hope it helps. Like many people here, I’ve been REALLY curious about gathering some facts on proper care of medical grade silicone. So I decided to turn to someone who works with this material regularly-- and ask them their professional opinion. I have forwarded the below letter to the head of a ( Read more... )

I’ve been reading through past posts on here, just accumulating knowledge that will help me throughout the life of my cups ( Read more... )

So my blue ladycup arrived a few days ago, i ordered the small and wow it really is SMALL! I did a test run and dang its very slippery compared to my diva and mooncup uk. In comparison my Diva (small) is the largest of the 3 so i use that for my heavy days, I think i'll be switching between my mooncup and ladycup for my light days. I just love the ( Read more... )

Hi there,

I've been using my cup 6 months ago, everything works PERFECT =D
I use a boiling stainless steel casserole (not highest quality) and I get always the same when I finish boiling my cup (4 minutes boiling) let me tell you:

There is a thin white layer on the casserole walls where the water was boiling. And also there are small spots in the ( Read more... )

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so, after much time of not posting...  this month's cycle, i found myself with a stinky cup.  it reeked when i took it out during my shower yesterday to clean...  i briefly remembered something about vinegar and after reading, here is what i did to get rid of the smell ( Read more... )

i just joined this group today after doing a search for cleaning the diva cup. mine has always had an unpleasant smell after use. i've always washed it with hot water and soap, sometimes antibacterial soap, sometimes the diva wash. today, after reading a number of posts in this group, i boiled it for 5 minutes, then put it in a container and ( Read more... )

I have been reading many of the posts but I have not seen the answer to my question.  What kind of soap do you use to clean the cup after you remove it?  I have a diva cup and I was thinking of buying the diva wash.  I find it to be a little expensive and I would love to hear about less expensive alternatives.